SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1994
FLAT OWNERS FINED FOR DEFYING DEMOLITION ORDERS
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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REITERATED THAT FLAT OWNERS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH DEMOLITION ORDERS ON UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES MAY FACE HEAVY FINES.
THE REMINDER FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH TWO FLAT OWNERS WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $86,000 FOR IGNORING THE DEMOLITION ORDERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE CERTAIN UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS IN THEIR FLATS IN TSUEN WAN CENTRE, TSUEN WAN.
THE CASE CAME TO LIGHT ON JULY 15, 1992 WHEN STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT ACTED ON A COMPLAINT TO INSPECT THE PREMISES. THEY FOUND METAL FRAME STRUCTURES COVERED BY CORRUGATED SHEETS.
DEMOLITION ORDERS WERE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER 4. 1992 AND MARCH 24, 1993 REQUIRING THE OWNERS TO REMOVE THE UNAUTHORISED WORKS AND TO REINSTATE THE AFFECTED PARTS OF THE BUILDING WITHIN 30 DAYS.
FURTHER WARNING LETTERS WERE ISSUED TO THE OWNERS ON MAY 11 AND AUGUST 9 LAST YEAR SAYING THAT PROSECUTION ACTION WOULD BE INITIATED IF THE ORDERS WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH WITHIN FOUR WEEKS.
THE DEFENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO COURT AFTER SUBSEQUENT REVEALED THAT STATUTORY ORDERS HAD BEEN IGNORED.
INSPECTION
THEY WERE CONVICTED AND FINED $25,500 AND $60,500 RESPECTIVELY ON JANUARY 5 THIS YEAR AT TSUEN WAN MAGISTRATE COURT. THE FINES INCLUDED A DAILY FINE OF $500 FOR 21 DAYS AND 91 DAYS RESPECTIVELY.
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1,000 SISTER SCHOOL STUDENTS TOUR NATURE STUDY CENTRE
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MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS WILL BE MAKING FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE NATURE AT THE LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE, SAI KUNG, ON FEBRUARY 5,
THE "GETTING TO KNOW YOU" PARTY IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED UNDER THE SISTER SCHOOLS SCHEME.
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THE STUDENTS FROM 48 SPECIAL AND 63 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ABLE TO STUDY LIVING SPECIMENS AND STATIC DISPLAYS IN THE CENTRE. THIS WILL HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE HONG KONG'S WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, NATURA1, RESOURCES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES.
THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303, IS TO MARK THE START OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SISTER SCHOOLS SCHEME.
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